aradhna.
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part time writer. full time mom. (she/her)
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hi, I'm Ara, & I write (North) Indian culture inspired & influenced stories. You can find them on my Ko-fi.
#writingcommunity
I also have what I call 'Snippets from Nowhere' that are partially inspired by Hallmark, Bollywood movies & other fandom & fanfic I'm not writing.
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Snippets From Nowhere - Ko-fi.com
Ko-fi allows creators to make an income doing what they love! 0-5% fees!
https://ko-fi.com/album/Snippets-From-Nowhere-T6T1G7S5A
4 months ago
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update! (its not raining now.)
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A Rainy Weekend
Aradhna K. published a post on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/post/A-Rainy-Weekend-W7W01PABPU
2 days ago
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the November round up is also now on LinkedIn!
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#writing #art #content #writingcommunity #artcommunity #contentcreation | Aradhna Kaur
November is coming to a close. With it, so is 2025. It’s been quite the year. If you’ve been following along on this page (and my newsletter), you’ll know just how much of a year it’s been. But writin...
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3 days ago
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this month's prompt round up is now on Ko-fi!
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AUTHOR AVENGERS; November Round Up
Aradhna K. published a post on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/post/AUTHOR-AVENGERS-November-Round-Up-M4M81P4570
5 days ago
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realised I've been calling the short story the wrong title. it's not Wreathed In Smoke And Fire but Wreathed In Flame And Smoke. the right story I was thinking of! just. wrong title. LMAO.
#writingcommunity
printed a copy to make notes for edits.
5 days ago
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a very short video but this remains one of my favourite types of videos to do - i asked my 4yo to pick my next read and she decided to live her YTuber dreams. please note the projection of her voice, guys.
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My Daughter Chooses My Next Read #4
YouTube video by Ara @ Open Pages
https://youtu.be/59xxdLwlZUY?si=qfIG3t5g--N2wosb
6 days ago
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ignore my formatting, I'd originally written this for a discord server I'm in.
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the trope of the MC having someone they care about die in their arms? exquisite.
6 days ago
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early access to absolute crack, Kamala Khan my beloved, is now available for Ko-fi members.
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FIRST LOOK; what's been going on
Aradhna K. added a post for members!
https://ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-LOOK-whats-been-going-on-G2G31P1X43
7 days ago
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send help.
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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8 days ago
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Ko-fi update and heading back home tonight!
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Homeward Soon - Click to view on Ko-fi
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9 days ago
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new Ko-fi exclusive short story Unexpected Loss is now live for members at the Dedications tier!
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EXCLUSIVE; Unexpected Loss
Aradhna K. added a post for members!
https://ko-fi.com/post/EXCLUSIVE-Unexpected-Loss-L4L71ODNOJ
10 days ago
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this month's prompt story is up and inspired by Inkpot Gods by The Amazing Devil. you can read it for free on Ko-fi now!
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AUTHOR AVENGERS NOVEMBER PROMPT; The Will & The Power
Aradhna K. published a post on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/post/AUTHOR-AVENGERS-NOVEMBER-PROMPT-The-Will-The-Po-A0A81ODMGQ
12 days ago
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also blogged about writing streams and OHHOW, hoping to start consistent streams again!
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13 days ago
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sending a friend disjointed scenes of a probable oneshot for my favourite character. getting yelled at for it. worth it.
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13 days ago
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early access to a new ARR oneshot. spoilers for the end of the expansion!
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FIRST LOOK; they might win the battle
Aradhna K. added a post for members!
https://ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-LOOK-they-might-win-the-battle-N4N31OM32Y
14 days ago
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spent about the last hour reading Emily Wilde 2 and I'm about halfway through, I am INVESTED in de Grey and Eichorn's story. 💙📚
15 days ago
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this week some of my scheduled content will go up on IST (Indian Standard Time) because I am out of town and not everything is a scheduled post - some platforms do not allow that - and some I scheduled while I was in this other timezone.
15 days ago
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hi from India! an update on the last week is on Ko-fi!
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To Never Everland
Aradhna K. published a post on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/post/To-Never-Everland-F1F11OHXRV
16 days ago
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I forgot it was Saturday so this is late, but new post on LinkedIn! a little musing on writing streams and OHHOW.
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#writing #art #content #writingcommunity #artcommunity #contentcreation | Aradhna Kaur
Last weekend, I took part in a writing event on Twitch after almost a year. OHHOW, or One Hundred Hours Of Writing [ https://www.ohhow.net/ ], is a streaming event aiming to connect writers all over t...
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17 days ago
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help i forgot to pack a jacket in my cabin bag instead of just the big bag. 😔
17 days ago
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my "books" page on my website officially has two things on it. one of them is available now, the other will be available at the end of next month. this feels so - amazing, really.
18 days ago
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a new snippet from nowhere is now available on Ko-fi!
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an excerpt from a story i'm not writing - Click to view on Ko-fi
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19 days ago
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a small little birthday book haul is up on YouTube!
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Birthday Book Haul 2025
YouTube video by Ara @ Open Pages
https://youtu.be/plF75P_m5_E?si=cvOeQXR8TTTLr4Rz
20 days ago
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I really, really want to properly get Facets ready for publishing but I don't know how to go about finding (South Asian especially) beta readers for it when I'm not in a sustainable position to properly compensate them.
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20 days ago
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I blame
@thesecondbatgirl.bsky.social
for the fact that instead of working on my short stories for the month, I've been writing a FFXIV oneshot for that banquet scenes. (I regret nothing.) today's
#wipwednesday
comes from that. 'Nanamo Ul Namo is dead. Long live the Monetarists of the Syndicate.'
20 days ago
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NO, BUT SOME OF THESE LINES WERE BANGER I PAUSED MY WATCH TO TAKE THEM DOWN FOR FIC PURPOSES I REGRET NOTHING.
20 days ago
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making some edits to the about on my Twitch (I should be writing).
21 days ago
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rereading my P&P novel (before edits version) and the comments people left on it and - this _was_ a good story, huh? the validation i needed for my writing lmao.
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21 days ago
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early access to a new FFXIV oneshot which I wrote almost immediately, while the cutscene was still ending. no regrets.
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FIRST LOOK; things don't always go to plan
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21 days ago
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birthday books unboxing!
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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22 days ago
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a little update on Ko-fi! i got quite a bit of writing done this week.
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OHHOW Weekend! - Click to view on Ko-fi
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23 days ago
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a new poem is now available for Acknowledgements members on Ko-fi!
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POEM; a tale of your memory
Aradhna K. added a post for members!
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24 days ago
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will I ever write snippets without the yearn? sources say no! new snippet from nowhere now on Ko-fi.
#writingcommunity
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an excerpt from a story i'm not writing - Click to view on Ko-fi
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26 days ago
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is it real??? was Mamdani's bg music Dhoom?????
27 days ago
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the prompt round up is also on the blog!
araopenpages.com?p=4475
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AUTHOR AVENGERS; October Round Up – open pages
https://araopenpages.com/?p=4475
27 days ago
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I can't believe it's GBBO finale week already (watching it now)
27 days ago
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I have ZERO clue where this short story is going but I had the image of the story starting with this opening line and well. It's going to be a VERY short story I'm sure.
#wipwednesday
#writingcommunity
'Tanvi Mohan died on a sunny Friday morning.'
27 days ago
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early access to a crossover oneshot for a friend is now available for Ko-fi members!
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FIRST LOOK; eye for fun (kupo)
Aradhna K. added a post for members!
https://ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-LOOK-eye-for-fun-kupo-S6S01NUIW7
28 days ago
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a little Ko-fi update on things. happy November!
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Happy November!
Aradhna K. published a post on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/post/Happy-November-P5P31NOKZL
30 days ago
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aa prompt round up also on LinkedIn!
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#writing #art #content #writingcommunity #artcommunity #contentcreation | Aradhna Kaur
Can you believe it’s November? And last month's prompt was a little more - shall we say, sad? A little more final and yet the offerings from my fellow writers still manage to highlight the goodness an...
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about 1 month ago
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this month we had THREE prompt fills for our AA prompt, and I definitely recommend reading them all!
#writingcomminity
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AUTHOR AVENGERS; October Round Up
Aradhna K. published a post on Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/post/AUTHOR-AVENGERS-October-Round-Up-U7U41NLVJW
about 1 month ago
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spoilers for the plot of a creative/writing event I'm helping run on Discord in November. 👀 (we do events April, July and November and are your cheer circle year round!)
#wipwednesday
about 1 month ago
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crossposted on YT!
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Recommending Some Books Based On This Filter #bookrecommendations #books #bookshelf #bookfilter
YouTube video by Ara @ Open Pages
https://youtube.com/shorts/BIaYgI4BSEQ?si=Fussuok_6LdITOXN
about 1 month ago
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i'm back to playing FFXIV semi-regularly, so I'm back to writing fanfic for it too. early access to a new oneshot is now available for Ko-fi members!
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FIRST LOOK; now it is the time
Aradhna K. added a post for members!
https://ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-LOOK-now-it-is-the-time-W7W21NGWB2
about 1 month ago
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some book recommendations!
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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about 1 month ago
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little birthday update!
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Happy Birthday To Me! - Click to view on Ko-fi
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about 1 month ago
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watching The Santa Claus with my kids and we're just about to meet Best Elf Bernard you guys, he's a baby.
about 1 month ago
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labubus are this generation's furbies. no, i will not elaborate.
about 1 month ago
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new short story, exclusive for Ko-fi Dedications members, is now up!
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EXCLUSIVE; Son of Two Worlds
Aradhna K. added a post for members!
https://ko-fi.com/post/EXCLUSIVE-Son-of-Two-Worlds-U7U31NAVSU
about 1 month ago
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in other news I should absolutely be editing a short story to schedule for tomorrow but I've been distracted by fic.
about 1 month ago
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ordered myself a few books for my birthday and one set has already been shipped out. excited! 💙📚
about 1 month ago
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